Big Play back in the mix.#NFLTop100
Buy Eagles Tickets #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/9IUFWPaITv— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 15, 2022
Darius Slay has the respect of his peers around the league, so it should be no surprise that the guy known as ‘Big Play’ landed at No. 77 on the NFL Network’s ‘Top 100 players‘ list for 2022, his fourth appearance on the list.
Playing more zone coverage under first-year defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, Slay logged three touchdowns and three interceptions.
The self-given nickname stuck for a reason 😅@bigplay24slay comes in at #77 on the #NFLTop100 pic.twitter.com/UlfAZWLvFr
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) August 15, 2022
Slay’s 86.2 coverage grade as an outside cornerback led the NFL, and he ranked 11th in both yards allowed per outside-coverage snap (0.79) and percentage of outside targets to result in a first down or touchdown (29.4%) per PFF.
